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Ukraine/Russian Conflict - General Discussion
Ukrainian forces are preparing for a battle to free the southern city of Kherson from Russian occupiers, and aim to do it on their own terms. The strategy holds much risk but, if successful, would improve Kyiv’s ability to defend its country, win foreign support and potentially negotiate better terms of an eventual peace deal. Western military observers surmise that Ukraine’s strategy is to draw as many Russian troops as possible into Kherson to defend it, cut off their paths of exit and wear them down. The ultimate objective could be to force their surrender. “If the Ukrainians can trap several companies worth of defenders, that would be the nightmare scenario for the Russians,” said retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Scales. Russian troops in Kherson could face a difficult choice over coming weeks, as advancing Ukrainian forces destroy more of their avenues of retreat. “The smart play for the Russians is to redeploy across the Dnipro and use the river as a defensive position,” said Mr. Nagl. “Instead they’re doubling down on stupid by reinforcing Kherson.” Ukrainian forces took the retreat-and-defend approach in the Donbas city of Severodonetsk in June, orchestrating what Western observers have described as a textbook withdrawal that is likely to be studied for years. Russian forces, in contrast, are expanding in Kherson. Mr. Nagl said this will heighten supply requirements inside the increasingly isolated city, posing greater logistical challenges for Moscow, which already struggles with provisioning troops. Mr. Nagl said the approach suggests that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made defending Kherson a priority. “For Russia, withdrawing from Kherson would be seen as a huge defeat,” he said. For Ukraine, he said, “The gamble is to capture tens of thousands of Russians in Kherson.” He said success wouldn’t end the war but would buy Ukraine’s president time. “Zelensky needs a big win.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-seeks-to-squeeze-russian-troops-as-it-girds-for-battle-for-kherson-11660210201 It explains a lot, and why we still see Ukraine waiting to attack and instead continuing to degrade Russia's logistics and command. With only two already damaged bridges over the Dnieper, it won't be hard to cut off the estimated 20-25K Russian troops on the west side. There is an existing ferry in operation and I wondered why Ukraine hasn't destroyed that too. It's because it's bringing in Russia troops. It's too small for heavy weapons or large volumes of supplies, but you can easily ship in soldiers. Russia tried to set up a pontoon bridge and failed. The river current is too strong. The question is once Ukraine decides to finish off the bridges and take out the ferry. Can they inflict enough damage to force a surrender from troops who know there will be no cavalry coming? -
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News Forum - Thailand News Today | Thailand no longer considers Covid “dangerous infectious disease”
My stepson is 21yrs old, we just traveled all around Thailand I asked him if he's tired about the masks and will he wear it when he doesn't have to. He said he is tried and will ditch the mask once he can(which he can now) but then likely didn't give it another thought I was surprised how quick my wife ditched the mask once back in Canada, I thought she'd be a permanent mask wearer -
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O-A Visa to Retire - What Visa Option for my Non-Thai wife under Age 50??
On entry with a Non Imm O-A Visa, you'll be granted temporary permission of stay up to 1 year, subject to the expiry date of your Health Insurance. (Have your Insurance start date dated the same day you intend to enter Thailand). They can then extend their permission of stay to match yours. This is detailed in section 2.20 of Immigration Bureau Order 327-2557 (2014) - Criteria for extension ENG.pdf -
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Why take the Vaccine now?
More important might be to ask: Why is something that's touted as a vaccine when clearly not a vaccine.
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